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A closer look at Apple\'s new iMac Core Duo

In addition to being the first of Apple Computer\'s personal computer offerings to make the transition to Intel microprocessors, the new ... EFI BIOS is also used to select and load the operating system when the computers first starts up. The iMac Core ...

Cons Many applications that are not optimized for Intel will run slower. Classic OS 9 environment no longer available. Bottom Line Casual Mac users will love the new iMac ... but since the iMac doesn't use a Windows-compatible BIOS, Windows XP and …

PC Magazine •
13 years ago

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Booting an Intel iMac from an External Drive

When I received my new Intel-based iMac, I attempted to install Mac OS X on an external FireWire hard drive ... to replace the PC's aging and unloved Basic Input Output System (BIOS), EFI has found its way into the new Macs, taking over for Open …

For instance, when we plugged the stick into one of the standard USB 3.0 ports in the back of an iMac, it was enough to turn the system on but not enough to let the Compute Stick recognize ... extremely laggy. Intel tells us that new drivers are coming ...

At the Macworld Expo this week in San Francisco Apple executives confirmed that Windows Vista will run on the new Intel based iMac desktop and MacBook Pro ... The new Macs use a new type of BIOS named Extensible Firmware Interface EFI which …

For almost 20 years, savvy users have been able to find a motherboard with the features (and BIOS ... “[Intel’s] internal talent and experience of twenty years in the boards business … is being redistributed to address emerging new form factors ...

Apple introduced two new Intel-based machines, an iMac desktop and the MacBook notebook ... Mac users have been able to run Windows applications on their Macs for some time through emulation software, including a Microsoft product called Virtual PC.